Perfect Days
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and tak... Read more
Glitter & Doom
In a fantastical summer romance set to the iconic hits of the Grammy Award-winning, trailblazing Indigo Girls, GLITTER & DOOM follows the love-at-firs... Read more
Highs & Lows - A Film Series
Films of a higher tier, those stamped with the seal of Art, usually accrue a more serious following than many of the movies being made on a supposedly... Read more
They Live + O.C. & Stiggs
Part of: Highs & Lows - A Film Series
Summertime in mid-80’s America - - Reaganomics are in full swing across the nation, as illegal arms deals are significantly escalated, tax cuts for th... Read more
Tue, Mar 19
Cinema Morricone
Ennio Morricone had already established himself as a musician equally at home with classical and pop melodies when he reluctantly, almost ashamedly, t... Read more
Mission to Mars
Part of: Cinema Morricone
In 1975, Disneyland opened Mission to Mars, a cost-conscious update of their Flight to the Moon attraction, which simulated interplanetary travel usin... Read more
Thu, Mar 21
The End of Evangelion
This final movie version was created as an alternative ending to the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TV series, remaking the final two episodes from the serie... Read more
Thu, Mar 21
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Written by Lona Williams and directed by Michael Patrick Jann, 1999’s DROP DEAD GORGEOUS follows Minnesotan teenage beauty queens vying for the title... Read more
Thu, Mar 21
The Untouchables
Part of: Cinema Morricone
Federal agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) fights crime and corruption during Prohibition in Chicago. Unable to take down legendary crime boss Al Capone... Read more
Fri, Mar 22
Days of Heaven
Part of: Cinema Morricone
A screen poem about life in America at the turn of the century. A story of love and murder told through the voice of a child and expressive images of... Read more
Fri, Mar 22
Late Night with the Devil
October 31, 1977. Johnny Carson rival Jack Delroy hosts the syndicated late night talk show ‘Night Owls’ that has long been a trusted companion to ins... Read more
Once Upon a Time in America
Part of: Cinema Morricone
In 1968, the elderly David "Noodles" Aaronson (Robert De Niro) returns to New York, where he had a career in the criminal underground in the '20s and... Read more
Fri, Mar 22
The Thing
Part of: Cinema Morricone
Master of horror John Carpenter and frequent collaborator Kurt Russell take you to a remote outpost in Antarctica, as a group of American research sci... Read more
Fri, Mar 22
A Fistful of Dollars
Part of: Cinema Morricone
Wandering gunfighter Joe arrives in the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among sheriff John Baxter and the three Rojo br... Read more
Sat, Mar 23
For a Few Dollars More
Part of: Cinema Morricone
In the Wild West, a murderous outlaw known as El Indio (Gian Maria Volonte) and his gang are terrorizing and robbing the citizens of the region. With... Read more
Sat, Mar 23
The Mother of All Lies
On a handmade set recreating her Casablanca neighborhood, young Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir enlists family and friends to help solve the troubl... Read more
Sat, Mar 23
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Part of: Cinema Morricone
The Man With No Name and Tuco are gunmen who admire each other professionally but dislike each other personally. Encountering a group of dying soldier... Read more
Sat, Mar 23
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Part of: Cinema Morricone
Pedro Almodóvar’s colorful and controversial tribute to the pleasures and perils of Stockholm syndrome, Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is a rambunctious dark... Read more
Sat, Mar 23
Rocky Horror Picture Show
This notorious horror parody — a fast-paced potpourri of camp, sci-fi and rock ‘n’ roll, among other things — tracks the exploits of naïve couple Brad... Read more
Sat, Mar 23
The Chicago Film Society Presents
The Chicago Film Society comes to the Music Box for all-celluloid screenings of classic & underseen features, short subjects, trailer reels, and other... Read more
Humoresque
Part of: The Chicago Film Society Presents
Publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst founded Cosmopolitan Productions to boost the screen career of his mistress Marion Davies, but the studio f... Read more
Sun, Mar 24
Cinema Paradiso
Part of: Cinema Morricone
In this beloved tribute to the life-changing power of cinema, the young Toto finds a second home at his small village’s theater and befriends the agin... Read more
Music Box Movie Trivia
What makes Music Box Trivia Chicago's premier movie trivia?Six rounds of movie trivia, including audio and visual components. A beautiful community. S... Read more
Sun, Mar 24
The Battle of Algiers
Part of: Cinema Morricone
Algiers, 1957: French paratroopers inch their way through the labyrinthine byways of the Casbah to zero in on the hideout of the last rebel still free... Read more
Sun, Mar 24
Chicago Shorts Block
SOMETHING LIKE INTIMACY (17 mins)Jessica, a striking yet timid woman stands alone at a halloween party while people mingle. Her phone rings, revealing... Read more
Sun, Mar 24
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage
Part of: Cinema Morricone
A staggeringly assured first feature, CRYSTAL PLUMAGE establishes the key traits that defines Argento's filmography, including lavish visuals and a fl... Read more
Sun, Mar 24
Machine Gun McCain
Part of: Cinema Morricone
California mobster Charlie Adamo (Peter Falk) pulls strings to get his old lieutenant, Hank McCain (John Cassavetes), out of the prison where he's spe... Read more
Mon, Mar 25
The Mercenary
Part of: Cinema Morricone
Sergei Kowalski (Franco Nero), a mercenary only out for himself and a few dollars, joins up with a Mexican peasant-turned-revolutionary, Paco Roman (T... Read more